Monthly Archives: January 2012

With one hand she clutched the small, well-worn book. With the other hand she held onto the railing of the great ship. Too short to see over the long and weathered wooden handrail, she could see just fine under it. … Read More

I am writing this article because I have been doing some research about a topic that fascinated me when I was a kid. The topic is dragons and dragon slayers. I know how peculiar this sounds. Please bear with me. I promise … Read More

This series contains ways that you can supercharge anything you’re learning; anything you want to internalize; anything you want to become more competent at, no matter the topic. If you do the things suggested in this series… * You will … Read More

In Conclusion… If your current style of relating with this or that person isn’t working very well, before dumping the relationship, consider the fact that you’ve got a hard heart toward that person. You may be thinking, ‘Fact? How is he … Read More

The Answer So, the question is a pretty fair one: If a person I care about fits all the things you’re describing here, what can I do about it? How am I supposed to help the other person see the … Read More

Ignorance. Being unaware of, and untrained in, alternatives to being a hypocrite and alternatives to making decisions motivated by the fear of pain, is, for purposes of this topic, how we’d describe ignorance. Ignorance also includes strategies we’ve learned – … Read More

Pain.When pain is given permission to occupy the driver’s seat in our decision-making; when pain is given a starring role in governing how we conduct ourselves in a given relationship, we are now making decisions based upon fear-based feelings, not on … Read More

Hypocrisy. I’ve already mentioned the online duplicity represented by the way the biggest social media site has us referring to people as friends who we barely know, or don’t even know at all. That, we can chalk up to Facebook’s … Read More

This article is about clearing away three big obstacles that stand in the way of having the kind of relationships we all really want to have. The desire to be loved. Relationship. It’s a universal need. Unfortunately, it seems we’ve … Read More